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Chuffs vs Chaffs - What's the difference?

chuffs | chaffs |

As verbs the difference between chuffs and chaffs

is that chuffs is third-person singular of chuff while chaffs is third-person singular of chaff.

As a noun chuffs

is plural of lang=en.

chuffs

English

Noun

(head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (chuff)

    • chaffs

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (chaff)

    • chaff

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.
    • To separate out the chaff , early cultures tossed baskets of grain into the air and let the wind blow away the lighter chaff.
  • * Dryden
    • So take the corn and leave the chaff behind.
  • By extension, any excess or unwanted material, resource, or person; anything worthless.
    • There are plenty of good books on the subject, but take care to separate the wheat from the chaff .
  • * Shakespeare
    • the chaff and ruin of the times
  • Loose material dropped from aircraft specifically to interfere with radar detection.
  • Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.
  • * Wyatt
    • By adding chaff' to his corn, the horse must take more time to eat it. In this way ' chaff is very useful.
  • Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.

    • Derived terms

    * separate the wheat from the chaff

    See also

    * bran

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.
  • To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.